无精打采

無精打采

wújīng-dǎcǎi

idiom HSK 7-9 #17,927

Meanings

1 listless
2 dispirited
3 lacking energy

Characters

to gather; to collect

spirit; vitality

Examples

他今天无精打采的，是不是生病了？

Tā jīntiān wújīngdǎcǎi de, shìbushì shēngbìng le?

He's listless today — is he sick?

学生们无精打采地听着课。

Xuéshēng men wújīngdǎcǎi de tīng zhe kè.

The students listened to the class listlessly.

Tips

memory

无 (without) + 精 (spirit) + 打采 (gather vitality) = unable to gather any energy — dispirited.

Stroke Order

无 wú

精 jīng

打 dǎ

采 cǎi